22For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!


In Context

19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

20 For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

21 Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

22 For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!

23 These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.

24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.

Proverbs 24:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:22for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?